Faucet or valve



Nov. 17, 1931. w. J. MATTsoN 1 1,832,228

' FAUCET 0R VALVE Filed Jan. 22, 1927 Patented Nov. 17, 1931 insana: g

WILLIAM .'r. MA'rTsoN, or sT. PAUL, MINNEsoTA rlhis invention relates to faucets or valves, and especially to such devices adapted to regulate the flow of iuid. A In commercial faucets generally utilized 5 at this time the valve. seat 'usually becomes worn in a comparatively short time, and cannot be repaired eiiciently. rEhe usual method of repairing a leaky'faucet is to insert anew washer in thevalve which', if the seat isfnot worn to a considerable extent, will be eEective for some time. However, when the seat is worn to any considera-ble extent the faucet must be discarded. and a newjone supplied.

My invention has for its main object to provide' a comparatively simplebut highly efficient faucet or valve structure, wherein the parts of the valve subjected to wearmay be readily removed, and quickly repaired to render the device as eiiicient as whennew.

A further object of the invention is to provide a highly efhcient faucetor valve for regulating` the flow of iuid'having means for shutting` olf the flow of liquid when.. it is desirable to repair the parts of the `valve proper. .l 7^

A more speciiic object is-toprovide in a faucet or valve a seatwhiclr may Vbe supplied with a washer and a sleeve valve adaptedto he projected against said seat and capable of being easily removed from the faucet for repair. Y f 1 These and other objects of the invention will be apparent from the following description made in connection with the accompanying drawings,wherein like charactersrefer to 'similar parts throughout the severalviews,

and in which: l l y Fig. lis a vertical section on an enlarged scale of a preferred embodiment` of my invention; 'bj f l n y Fig@ isa cross section taken on the line 2-2 of Fig. l; and f L f Fig. S is a crosssection of amodified form of the invention.- l Y In the 'preferred form` illustratedK in' Figs.

'Application med January 22,'19'27. serial No. 162,789. 'y

1 and 2a core or body of the faucet'or valve is indicated by the numeral 4, having an intake passage 5 provided with a threaded outer end and extending to the lower central portion of bodyl. c An outlet passage or discharge nozzle 6 extends from. the upper central portion of the body 4 outwardly and downwardly, terminating as illustrated in the threaded portion G0L.l

` Anupstandingstud 7 is threadedly secured 55 to 'and supported fromthe vpartition 4a eX- tending between theinner endsoof the intake anddischarge passages. Stud 7 .comprises a lower open ended sleeve portion 7a having communication at its'lower extremity with 5o the inner end of` intake passage 5 and having a plurality of radiallydisposed outletports 7b, communicating with the inner end ofthe outlet passage 6 when the valve is open. Stud 7 also includes anannular substantially l1ori- 65 -zontal recessed seatdisposed medially of its extremities. OuterV and inner o annular Y washer-s 8 and 9 respectively may be concentrically supported in the recessed portion of seat 7c adapted to be engaged by the lower 70 annular edges of va. pair of telescoped sleeves l()V andll respectively. lInner sleeve 11 is closed at its upper end and is threaded internally to the upper extremity of stud 7, thereby adapted for movement against its respective washer9. rAnupstanding sleeve or fitting l2 is threaded to the upper, central portion of bodyrfi encircling the sleeves l0 and 11 and carrying the internalthreads 12a engaging external threads on the lower portion of 30 p Y 'psleeye 10 to'permit moyement of said sleeve Vagainst ts' seat, that is, against'washer 8.

Sleeve 10 has ran upperend having a tapered exterior adapted tok receive the hub of the Y handle 13, `which is shown of wheel type.V A

threaded plug 14jengaging,the interiorjof i sleeve. v-10 rigidly secures the yhandleto the upper Iextremity thereof.y

A suitablepacking gland surrounds the intermediateportion of sleeve 10 above cas- 90 ing 12 having threaded engagement with thev upper end of said casing and a washer or packing may be interposed between the undersurface thereof and the'upper end ofcasing 12.

The upper closed extremity of sleeve member 11 is provided with a slot 11a adapted to receive a screw driver to facilitate manipulation thereof, when plug 14 is removed or when sleeve 10 is removed from the device.

The modified form of the invention illustrated yin Fig. 3 is similar infmost respects to the preferred form, with the exception that the shut off valve or sleeve 11 is eliminated. In said modification, the Abody .4 is provided with the intake and discharge passages 5 and 6, generally similar in shape and arrangement to the passages in the preferred form. The upstanding stud 7 is threadedly secured to the partition la and carries the annular horizontal seat 7c, in which a washer m is seated. The valve or sleeve g/ is internally threaded to engage the threaded upper extremity of stud 7 to permitfmovement of the annular engaging end with washer fr. The casing or fitting 12 is threaded to the upper central .portion of body 4 and carries at its upper end the packing `gland 15 surrounding the stem of valve y. Communication between the intake and discharge passages is made through the hollow portion of stud 7, the radially disposed discharge ports 7?) being provided as in the case of the preferred form.

Operation The operation of the described device may be vbriefly summarized as follows In the preferred embodiment illustrated in Figs. 1 and 2, the shut off valve or inner .sleeve 11 will normally be turned to open position, as shownin Fig. 1, its lower extremity being spaced some distance from the upper surface of washer 9. The main valve orouter sleeve 10 may be withdrawn from engagement with its seat by turning handle 13, thus permittingthe flow of Huid from `exhaust ports 7b into discharge passage 6. If the engaging edge or lower extremity of sleeve valve 10 becomes worn. as it will with'continuous usage,` the sleeve 10 and its surrounding part-s may Abe readily removed from the; body ofthe faucet whereby access may be had to washers 8 and 9 and the engaging edgemay be quickly filed or ground to render theV valve as eiiicient as new.

may be closed bv removing plug- 14, inserting j ascrew .driver through sleeve 10 and turning` sleeve 11 until the lower. edge thereof efn'- gages theupper surface of washer 9. The flow of fluid through the faucet or valve may thus be closed to permit the main valve 10 to be removed for repair or inspection. ,Sleeves 10V and 1.1 are telescoped insnch manner that the outer sleeve may be veasily withdrawn.

when fitting 12 has been unscrewed from body 4.

.It will be seen that the outer washer 8 forming the seat proper for the main valve may be easily removed with a small tool such as an awl when sleeve 10 and fitting 12 have been .removed from the device. This will not in any way interfere with the engagement between the shut off valve and washer 9.

In the modified form shown in Fig. 3, the operation of valve g/ is essentially similar to the operation Vof sleeve valve 10 in the preferred embodiment. However, the movement of gvalve y against its seat is performed throughthe threaded engagement of the interior portion of valve y with the upper portion of stud 7. It will be seen that in this modified form, assuming the flow of fluid through the faucet to be shut olf at another point, the valve Q/ and fitting 12 may be easily removed from body 4- to le or grind the engagement edge or toV replace the washer m.

It will be seen from theforegoing description that I have invented a simple but highly eflicient valve or faucet structure, capable of wide general usage, and attaining new and improved results over the ordinary faucet structure commercially employed at this time.

' It will, of course, be understood that various changes may be made in the form, details, arrangement and proportions of parts without departing from the scope of the invention.

What lis claimed is:

1. In faucet or valve structure, a body having an intake and an outlet passage therein, said passages being disposed in juxtaposition, means adapted to connect said passages, concentric outer and inner valve seats encircling Vsaidmeans and disposed in the same plane,

g I sleeve portion adaptedto engage said inner Sleeve 11 constitutes a shut off valve which ing intake and outlet passages, .the inner ends of said passages being disposed in juxtaposition, a stud projecting into one of said passages having a hollow portion adapted to conneet said passages, inner and outer concentric annular seats surrounding said stud, an inner valve having a sleeved portion surrounding said stud and having threaded engagement with the outer portion thereof, an outer tubular valve surrounding said inner valve and terminating in an annular edge oonoentrio with said outer'seat, removable means for closing the outer end of said outer-valve, and means for moving said outer valve longitudinally relatively to said body.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature. ture.

WILLIAM J. MATTSKON.- 

